THE FORMER KENNEBUNK HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY COACH, ACCUSED OF SOLICITING A PROSTITUTE WAS ACQUITTED TODAY. GOOD EVENING, I'M TRACY SABOL. DON HILL LEFT HIS POSITION AS COACH AFTER FACING THE CHARGE LAST YEAR. A JUDGE ACQUITTED HIM THIS AFTERNOON AFTER HE RULED AGAINST ALLOWING FORMER ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR ALEXIS WRIGHT'S "BUSINESS LEDGER" TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE. WMTW NEWS 8'S SPOKE WITH HILL THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT THE DECISION. SHE JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE. ALY? TRACY-- DON HILL BELIEVED ALEXIS WRIGHT WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND AND SAYS HE NEVER PAID HER FOR SEX. HE SAYS-- THE HARDEST PART OF THE LAST YEAR-- HAS BEEN KEEPING HIS MOUTH SHUT-- AND NOT SAYING ANYTHING-- EVEN WHEN HIS REPUTATION AND JOB WERE GONE. áNat pops leaving courtá AFTER A YEAR OF GOSSIP, MEDIA FRENZY AND LEAVING HIS JOB AS KENNEBUNK'S WINNINGEST COACH DON HILL SAYS-- HE'S GLAD THIS WHOLE MESS IS BEHIND HIM. 46:44 I just wish people would be a little more little less rushed to judgment before I had a chance to defend myself really. HILL HAD PLANNED ON RETIRING AS COACH-NEVER EXPECTING TO CHOOSE TO LEAVE- AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH SOLICITING A PROSTITUTE. 45:36 I chose to walk away from the job to protect the program from the intense media frenzy that surrounded this whole thing to begin with so and that was difficult to do, especially after putting 19 years in. AFTER JUST TWO DAYS IN COURT-- THE JUDGE RULED THAT A LEDGER-KEPT BY ALEXIS WRIGHT- WITH ALL ALLEGED JOHNS' NAMES METICULOUSLY RECORDED IN IT- COULD áNOTá BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN HILL'S CASE. 20:20 we have to analyze our case. We think evidence is admissible. We try to get it admitted. We're not always right. The judge makes the final ruling and we abide by that and we believe in the judges rulings. HILL'S LAWYER SAYS- THIS CASE SHOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TRAUMATIZING A CHARGE CAN BE TO SOMEONE'S CAREER, REPUTATION AND LIFE. 53:20 in the future, maybe legislation wont change but maybe the public will take a step back when someone is charged and give them the benefit of the doubt, especially someone without a history that's been a pillar of the community and pillar of society for so long. HILL SAYS- HE'S JUST HAPPY-HE CAN FINALLY STAND UP FOR HIMSELF. 47:10 it was nice to have the outcome we did today to have some sort of vindication. THE PROSECUTION SAYS THEY HAD PLANNED TO GO FORWARD WITH TRIALS FOR MORE OF THE ALLEGED JOHNS IN THIS CASE. BUT, THEY'LL HAVE TO TAKE THIS ACQUITTAL INTO ACCOUNT ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EVIDENCE THEY CAN AND CANNOT USE.

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